I heart blasphemy. Electric Grill?

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George likes his electric grill

Which ever grille you choose, a meat sandwich would go well with your love for grilling and blasphemy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piyZBoHaHDI

Cast iron for steaks. Put the pan in the grill, get it smoking hot, use that to sear the steaks, then cook over the regular grilling element for the rest of the time.

If you're feeling daring, you can also use the cast iron with wood chips after the meat is out. Move it to the top rack. Make sure you leave the juices from the meat in there and make sure your wood chips are damp when you put them in so they don't immediately combust.

Matt B wrote: This electric smoker thingie is new and intriguing to me. I may have to check that out.

I recently put together one of these:

Been working out pretty well so far. Electric hotplate + a few flower pots and odds and ends = electric smoker.

In reply to keethrax:

What?! No build thread? That looks pretty like a cool homemade setup.

Spoolpigeon wrote: In reply to keethrax: What?! No build thread? That looks pretty like a cool homemade setup.

The build thread is in the Good Eats episode "Q". :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtJ7nkslBv8

The last restaurant I worked for was a serious joint. Everything locally sourced, housemade charcuterie hanging in the basement, made their own bacon, broke down whole (well ok, half) pigs, they had some jerk making all the bread in house - hell, they made their own mustard and ketchup. They did all their smoking in an electric smoker about the size of a dorm fridge. Insert meat, insert wood chips, turn on, set temp, set timer, walk away.

When you're talking about smoking, heat is heat. The wood and the time is where you develop the flavor. Worry about getting those right, not tending the fire.

This electric grill idea intrigues me, but I honestly don't see it saving a lot of effort over gas, aside from having to swap cylinders occasionally. I use gas for convenience and charcoal when I'm serious about flavor.

akamcfly wrote:

Toyman01 wrote: For that I have one of these. Charbroil Infrared.

I have the same one. I find the inserts need cleaning often if you lika the sauce (you lika the sauce?) Not hard to do as they come apart. Otherwise it's a nice smallish basic gas grill. No side burner bs or other carp. I'll buy another when this one calfs out. That being said, I'm liking these charcoal grills that look like big dinosaur eggs. Who has one of those? How are they? Tanks! :)

I think you're referring to the Big Green Egg. A friend has one & loves it.

IIRC ,there's at least one forum devoted to them.

codrus wrote:

Spoolpigeon wrote: In reply to keethrax: What?! No build thread? That looks pretty like a cool homemade setup.

The build thread is in the Good Eats episode "Q". :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtJ7nkslBv8

Welp, I know what I'm doing this weekend! Thanks for the link!!!